Massachusetts Reports: Cases Argued and Determined in the Supreme Judicial Court of Massachusetts, Količina 8H.O. Houghton and Company, 1864 |
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... rendered upon the report of referees appointed by a rule between the parties , made before a justice of the peace , under the statute of 1786 , c . 21 . The demand made by the defendants in error , on which the sub- mission to the ...
... rendered upon the report of referees appointed by a rule between the parties , made before a justice of the peace , under the statute of 1786 , c . 21 . The demand made by the defendants in error , on which the sub- mission to the ...
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... rendered in May , 1792 , in favor of the defendants in error against the said Moses . The original action was entry sur disseisin , brought by the said Moses Hawley , counting on his own seisin in fee , and upon a dis- seisin of the ...
... rendered in May , 1792 , in favor of the defendants in error against the said Moses . The original action was entry sur disseisin , brought by the said Moses Hawley , counting on his own seisin in fee , and upon a dis- seisin of the ...
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... renders that case obviously distinguishable from this . We see no reason , therefore , to doubt the correctness of the po- sitions we before laid down , as to the effect of words denoting a failure of issue . But it is said that in this ...
... renders that case obviously distinguishable from this . We see no reason , therefore , to doubt the correctness of the po- sitions we before laid down , as to the effect of words denoting a failure of issue . But it is said that in this ...
Stran 34
... rendered against their ancestor at the term of this court holden in this county in May , 1792. The judgment was rendered upon a writ of entry sur disseisin , sued by the said Moses , in which he counted upon his own seisin in fee , and ...
... rendered against their ancestor at the term of this court holden in this county in May , 1792. The judgment was rendered upon a writ of entry sur disseisin , sued by the said Moses , in which he counted upon his own seisin in fee , and ...
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... rendered * on that verdict , is [ 35 ] the great question before the Court . The verdict substantially finds , that Ebenezer Hawley , on the 29th of July , 1751 , was seised in fee simple of the tenements de- manded ; that he then made ...
... rendered * on that verdict , is [ 35 ] the great question before the Court . The verdict substantially finds , that Ebenezer Hawley , on the 29th of July , 1751 , was seised in fee simple of the tenements de- manded ; that he then made ...
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action administrators aforesaid afterwards alleged assignment assumpsit attachment authority averred award bank bills bond bottomry cargo cause claim Common Pleas common recovery commonwealth consideration contended contract conveyance conveyed corporation Court covenant creditors damages debt debtor deceased declaration decree deed defendant demand demurrer discharge dollars effect Elisha entitled equity of redemption evidence execution executor executory devise facts fee simple fee tail George Dutch Hawley heirs holden indictment INSURANCE COMPANY intention interest intestate ISAAC PARKER issue Joseph Joseph Dudley judge judgment jury justice land liable loss ment mortgage nonsuit opinion paid parties payable payment plaintiff plaintiffs in error pleaded port possession premises prisoner promissory note proved question real estate received recover rendered replevin seised seisin sheriff ship statute sufficient SUMNER tenant term thereof tion trial turnpike underwriters verdict versus vessel void voyage William Dudley words writ
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Stran 287 - ... the above written bond or obligation shall be void and of no effect ; but otherwise shall be and remain in full force and virtue.
Stran 287 - AB one of the commissioners appointed in pursuance of the sixth article of the treaty of amity, commerce, and navigation, between his Britannic Majesty and the United States of America...
Stran 52 - But every man is liable to error ; and I should be very sorry that it should be taken for granted that an attorney is answerable for every error or mistake, and to be punished for it by being charged with the debt which he was employed to recover for his client from the person who stands indebted to him.
Stran 162 - It is undoubtedly true that every man is by the law of nature bound to fulfil his engagements. It is equally true that the law of this country supplies no means, nor affords any remedy, to compel the performance of an agreement made without sufficient consideration...
Stran 311 - Sr., dec'd., and at his request and in the presence of each other; and that they verily believe he was of sound and disposing mind and memory at the time of executing the same.
Stran 52 - It will be sufficient, to decide this case, that whenever an attorney disobeys the lawful instructions of his client, and a loss ensues, for that loss the attorney is responsible.
Stran 81 - All the laws which have heretofore been adopted, used and approved in the Province, Colony or State of Massachusetts Bay, and usually practiced on in the Courts of law, shall still remain and be in full force, until altered or repealed by the Legislature; such parts only excepted as are repugnant to the rights and liberties contained in this Constitution.
Stran 78 - And generally shall minister justice to all persons, and exercise the jurisdictions and powers hereby granted concerning all and singular the premises according to law, as fully and amply, to all intents and purposes whatsoever, as the justices of the court of King's Bench, common pleas and exchequer at Westminster, or any of them, may or can do.
Stran 68 - This condition was made with a view to prevent the territory from becoming a sanctuary for debtors and criminals; and from the subsequent assent of the United States to the said condition, evidenced by their making the purchase, it results that the officers of the Commonwealth, in executing such process, act under the authority of the United States. No offences committed within that territory, are committed against the laws of this Commonwealth ; nor can such offences be punishable by the courts...
Stran 458 - Constitution provides that whenever either of these exigencies exist, the militia may be employed, pursuant to some act of Congress, in the service of the United States...